Download or read book Storey s Guide to Raising Horses 3rd Edition written by Heather Smith Thomas and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with full-color photography and illustrations throughout, the completely updated third edition of Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses is the most comprehensive horse husbandry handbook available, whether you’re a first-time owner or an experienced horse handler. Covering everything you need to know about facilities, breeding, and health care, this new edition features a photographic gallery of many types of horses; expanded material on recognizing, preventing, and treating a wide range of health issues, including insulin resistance, skin conditions, and digestive disorders; new vaccination protocols, including vaccinating for West Nile Virus; and updated information on breeding methods, foaling problems, and the care of broodmares and new foals. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

Download or read book How To Raise Horses written by Daniel Johnson and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clearly and amply illustrated guide to raising horses: breeding and health care, housing and exercising, feed and nutrition requirements.

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Raising Horses 2nd Edition written by Heather Smith Thomas and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising horses successfully requires good preparation, hard work, and a sincere interest in your animals’ well-being. With in-depth information on all aspects of horsekeeping, including grooming, foaling, housing, diet, exercise, and medical care, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to raise healthy and happy horses.

Download or read book Breeding and Raising Horses written by M. Eugene Ensminger and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Training Horses 2nd Edition written by Heather Smith Thomas and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-trained horse is a pleasure to ride, confident and secure in what he has learned and eager to work with his handler. Providing a horse with a solid foundation for lifelong learning one built on positive reinforcement and focused, progressive practice sessions is one of the best investments an owner can make in her horse. In this revised and updated edition of her best-selling book, Heather Smith Thomas helps every trainer set her horse on the proper path with training lessons that are readily adjusted to each horses unique personality. Her techniques and methods are useful for starting any horse children's ponies, Western trail-riding horses, English riding or jumping horses, working farm and ranch horses, and horses intended for showing or high-level competition. Frustrated owners will also find an entire chapter on retraining an animal that has acquired bad habits. Storey’s Guide to Training Horses includes all the lessons that readers need to develop a well-trained horse from ground work to galloping and from choosing a bit to trailer training. This is the handbook that owners and riders will rely on for answers to every training question.

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Training Horses 2nd Edition written by Heather Smith Thomas and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safely and successfully train your own horse. Stressing the importance of understanding equine behavior, Storey’s Guide to Training Horses provides a series of progressive exercises that can easily be adjusted to suit your horse’s personality. Whether you’re raising an animal for farm work, competition, or show, you’ll learn everything you need to develop a well-trained and happy horse.

Download or read book Storey s Guide to Training Horses 3rd Edition written by Heather Smith Thomas and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storey’s Guide to Training Horses is a one-stop reference for every aspect of horse training, including a complete program for turning a shy and gangly foal into a calm, confident, well-balanced equine partner. Now with full-color photography, the third edition includes step-by-step guidance on all the essential training procedures for both English- and Western-style riding, including haltering and leading, saddling and mounting, and addresses the finer points of gaits, lightness, and collection. Best-selling author Heather Smith Thomas draws on her decades of equestrian experience to anticipate every situation that might arise and provide answers to managing all the potential challenges of training different types of horses.

Download or read book Raising Horses written by Dion Rosser and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to learn how to raise horses, then keep reading... Have you always dreamed of having a horse? Well, owning a horse is one thing that you'd think was simple - until you take a closer look. Raising a horse raising isn't a job for the lazy. But as you will see in this book, it is way simpler than you might have thought! This book breaks it down to the basics and provides you with everything you need to know about how to raise and train strong, healthy horses for racing, companionship, showmanship, and any other reason you can think of. Here's what you will discover... The reason ancient horses were domesticated and why we still keep horses today. How to choose the best breed for your needs. How to prepare for a new horse. How to handle and bond with you horse. The kinds and components of horse housing and how to get started with building your own. The basics of horse care, including nutrition, health, and grooming. Tips on how to take care of your horse and keep him happy. The reproduction in horses and the basics of horse breeding. How to manage horse foaling, foal care, and how to wean your foal at the proper time. Master the art of basic horse training. Discover how to train your horse advanced show tricks and athletic training. This book is the all-inclusive guide you need on your journey to learn how to raise horses. The powerful secrets in this book will take you from being a novice to an expert horse owner quickly. Using plain language and without complicated jargon, you will learn amazing new things you probably never knew about horses. Get this book now and get started on your journey to becoming an adept horse owner.

Download or read book Joe Taylor s Complete Guide to Breeding and Raising Racehorses written by and published by The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Care and Management of Horses written by Heather Smith Thomas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine authority Heather Smith Thomas provides a commonsense approach to keeping a horse healthy, sound, comfortable, and happy. Intended for the serious horse person, Care and Management of Horses emphasizes the whole horse—mental and physical—and encourages the owner to center horsekeeping practices around the horse’s needs. Topics include nutrition, seasonal care, safe handling, and foot care.

Download or read book Horses A Guide to Selection Care and Enjoyment written by J. Warren Evans and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2000-12-13 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost twenty years, Horses has been the definitive horse care manual, an indispensable reference for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses. Now Horses is available for the first time in paperback in a completely revised and updated new edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences showing step-by-step management procedures, as well as more technical information for advanced owners. The Third Edition also reflects recent findings in health care and research, and includes * A new chapter on business practices in the horse industry * Current recommendations for internal parasite control * Information on equine assisted therapy * Linebreeding, the Dosage Index, and the Rasmussen Factor * Recent information on coat color inheritance * The physiology of conditioning performance horses * The practical use of behavior for training Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner.

Download or read book Breeding Horses written by Mina Davies-Morel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for students and all with a general interest in breeding horses, this book sets out to provide a basic understanding with sufficient practical information for beginners to get started. Enough reproductive physiology of the mare and stallion is included to clarify the management techniques which are explained later in the book, but unnecessary details are avoided. Artificial insemination and embryo transfer are also explained, as are selecting the broodmare and stallion, management at covering and during pregnancy, and post-partum care of the mare and foal.

Download or read book Fun Raising and Training Your American Quarter Horse written by Vince Stead and published by vince stead. This book was released on 2013-04-27 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can have a lot of fun learning about taking care of your Quarter Horse, and making sure they are well taken care of and have a nice clean place to live and much more! 1. The Characteristics of an American Quarter Horse 2. How to Saddle a Horse 3. How to Muck out a Horse Corral 4. How to Raise a Pony 5. How a Bit, Harness and Reins Work 6. How to Use a Hoof Pick 7. What Kind of Shelter does your Horse Need? 8. How to Use a Round Pen 9. The Best Ways to Keep Flies of your Horse 10. The Different Kinds of Horse Saddles 11. How a Cow Horse Performs 12. How Horseshoeing is Done 13. How to Enter your Horse in Shows and Rodeos 14. Nice Safe Toys for Horses to Play With 15. How to Break and Train your Horse 16. How to Clean a Horse Stall 17. What to Do When your Horse is going to have a Baby 18. What to do if you're Horse Breaks it's Leg 19. How to Trailer your Horse 20. How to Make Sure Your Horse Does Not Colic on You 21. What to Feed your Horse 22. How to prevent your Horse from going Barn Sour 23. Mare, Gelding, or Stallion, and what is the Best Horse for your Needs? 24. What to Do if your Horse Spooks at Something

Download or read book How to Take Care of and Raise Your Thoroughbred Horse written by Vince Stead and published by vince stead. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can learn how to understand and train your Thoroughbred Horse to be good, and learn some general helpful advice on horse care and nice living conditions for your horse. 1. The Characteristics of Thoroughbred Horse 2. How to Saddle a Horse 3. How to Muck out a Horse Corral 4. How to Raise a Pony 5. How a Bit, Harness and Reins Work 6. How to Use a Hoof Pick 7. What Kind of Shelter does your Horse Need? 8. How to Use a Round Pen 9. The Best Ways to Keep Flies of your Horse 10. The Different Kinds of Horse Saddles 11. How a Cow Horse Performs 12. How Horseshoeing is Done 13. How to Enter your Horse in Shows and Rodeos 14. Nice Safe Toys for Horses to Play With 15. How to Break and Train your Horse 16. How to Clean a Horse Stall 17. What to Do When your Horse is Going to Have a Baby 18. What to Do if Your Horse Breaks it's Leg 19. How to Trailer your Horse 20. How to Make Sure Your Horse Does Not Colic on You 21. What to Feed your Horse 22. How to Prevent your Horse from going Barn Sour 23. Mare, Gelding, or Stallion, and What is the Best Horse for your Needs? 24. What to Do if your Horse Spooks at Something

Download or read book How To Raise Miniature Horses written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to learn how to raise miniature horses, then get "How To Raise Miniature Horses" written by a person who has real life experience growing up raising miniature horses. This is a guide on How To Raise Miniature Horses. It’s an overview of all that’s involved in the raising of miniature horses, plus extra information for your knowledge in them. The methods expressed in this guide work for most miniature horse owners and breeders, around the world. This is an 8 Step-by-Step guide on How To Raise Miniature Horses. If you follow the steps you should have no problems in raising and caring for your miniature horses. You will also learn many aspects from feeding, grooming, training to sicknesses and pregnancies. There are many facts covered in this guide for you to learn from. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RAISE MINIATURE HORSES • The History of the Miniature Horse • Step 1 - Knowing Your Miniature Horse • Step 2 – Feeding and Grooming your horse • Step 3 – Breeding, Pregnancy and Foaling • Step 4 – Sickness and choosing a Veterinarian • Step 5 – All About Stallions • Step 6 – Exercise, Training and Horse Showing • Step 7 – Trailers and Transporting Your Miniature Horses • Step 8 – Where can I buy a Miniature Horse? • Other Information About the Expert Christina Reilly was born in Suffern, New York in 1969. She grew-up in Westchester County in New York, then moved to Orange County, New York and has lived there for the past 30 years. She has a loving family with her mother, father, two sisters, two daughters and a son. She is now living with her loving fiancé, at this time in southeastern New York. The expert has helped to raise miniature horses most of her life, since the age of 13 years old. Her family has two farms. One is located in Orange County, New York and one is located in upstate New York. The family has enjoyed raising miniature horses for a long time now and hopes to inspire others to do the same! HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Download or read book Horse Raising in Colonial New England written by Deane Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book So You Want to Raise Horses written by Robert Bard and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-01-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you ask 20 people how to raise horses for fun and profit, you will get 23 opinions. Written in an entertaining, down-to-earth style, Dr. Bob shares his expertise, based on more than 30 years' experience, on how to care for, show and breed horses, as well as how to deal with stud farms and trainers. Dr. Bob's ideas about regenerative natural agriculture will make your horses healthier, make your work less taxing, and slash your feed bills and supplement expenses. You'll learn about the following topics: * The best type of land for raising horses * What type of water source is the best * Why you shouldn't use barbed wire fencing * Do horses really like a barn? * Some of the best breeds of horses * Grass fed versus grain fed * Making sure your soils are in tip-top shape * Do you really need a tractor? * The financial concerns of raising horses